ADM 2336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Motivation, Expectancy Theory, Goal Setting

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2336
• Professor: Catherine Elliott

Document Summary

Motivation is defined as a set of energetic forces that determine the direction, intensity, and persistence of an employee"s work effort. Organizations are always on the lookout for new and better ways to motivate their employees. Engagement is defined as widely used term in contemporary workplaces that has different meanings depending on the context; most often refers to motivation, but can refer to affective commitment. Total motivational force to perform a given action can be described using the following formula. The symbol in the equation signifies the instrumentalities and valences are judged with various outcomes in mind. Motivational forces equals zero if any one of the three benefits is zero. Goals- objective or aim of an action and typically refer to attaining a specific standard of proficiency, often with a specified time limit. The theory argues that assigning employees to specific and difficult goals will result in higher performance.